Can babies with fever take antipyretic medicine

Whether the baby can take antipyretic medicine for fever depends on the value of the fever when the body temperature rises, as follows: 1, do not need to take antipyretic medicine: If the baby’s body temperature after fever is below 38.5 ℃, belongs to the category of low fever, do not need to take antipyretic medicine, only need to carry out physical cooling, such as a warm bath, warm water bath, forehead paste antipyretic paste and other methods. Also give your baby a few times to drink some warm water to promote sweating and reduce body temperature. 2, you can take antipyretic drugs: If your baby’s body temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃ after a fever, you can take antipyretic drugs for treatment, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Please consult your pediatrician before taking the medicine, take the dose as prescribed by the doctor, and there are also auxiliary physical cooling methods to help lower the baby’s body temperature. At the same time, parents should monitor the baby’s temperature changes, if the temperature does not go down or has abnormal performance, go to the hospital in a timely manner, and cooperate with the doctor to find the cause of the baby’s fever, and give symptomatic treatment to improve the symptoms of fever.